There is a mysterious glow in our Utah skies late night, every night, and it is getting STRONGER.

Don't believe me? Take a look! Go outside after 10 or 11 and look in the Eastern Sky. See
the bright star? No closer CLOSER. Can you tell the color seems rather.. well, "off". In fact,
hey wait, is that yellow, orange, maybe RED??? Compare the color to that bright late night
object to other stars nearby.. Why, yes, it does appear to be tinged with orange, or red,
doesn't it?! Why? Drumroll please..................................................

It's Mars. The PLANET Mars.

Mars is making its closest pass to Earth this time round on Christmas Eve. What a magnificant
sight that will be. Looking at it in the cold winter skies amidst the other bright (real) stars in that
part of the sky can send shivers down your spine. No wonder it caught the imagination of mankind for so many centuries. It is so impressive, I'm not even going to waste your time and tell you to sit outside in the freezing cold and look for the Geminid meteor shower, which comes around the 12th and 13th of the month.

Just look at Mars.

Have a scope? Use high power and if you look closely, you may see
the white of the polar ice cap, or the darker areas that were once thought to be "canals".

Have a look.. Mars is here. Make it so!

Todd